'Law & Order' (NBC)

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Premieres: Friday, Sept. 25 Expect to See: Entering its 20th season, the cops-and-court show tells us immediately that Jack McCoy ( Sam Waterston) survived the election, according to executive producer Rene Balcer. "One of our characters will get very bad news, and we will follow that through the season," Balcer says, declining to elaborate. "Our mantra this year is we are like Glenn Close in 'Fatal Attraction' - we will not be ignored. We're going to go after Dick Cheney and torture. We will not be pulling our punches." Related: TV stars pulling double duty this seasonZap2it's Fall TV preview

Premieres: Friday, Sept. 25 Expect to See: Entering its 20th season, the cops-and-court show tells us immediately that Jack McCoy ( Sam Waterston) survived the election, according to executive producer Rene Balcer. "One of our characters will get very bad news, and we will follow that through the season," Balcer says, declining to elaborate. "Our mantra this year is we are like Glenn Close in 'Fatal Attraction' - we will not be ignored. We're going to go after Dick Cheney and torture. We will not be pulling our punches." Related: TV stars pulling double duty this seasonZap2it's Fall TV preview (NBC)

Premieres: Friday, Sept. 25 Expect to See: Entering its 20th season, the cops-and-court show tells us immediately that Jack McCoy ( Sam Waterston) survived the election, according to executive producer Rene Balcer. "One of our characters will get very bad news, and we will follow that through the season," Balcer says, declining to elaborate. "Our mantra this year is we are like Glenn Close in 'Fatal Attraction' - we will not be ignored. We're going to go after Dick Cheney and torture. We will not be pulling our punches." Related: TV stars pulling double duty this seasonZap2it's Fall TV preview